heavy lifting

noun

Synonyms of heavy liftingnext
: a burdensome or laborious duty

Examples of heavy lifting in a Sentence

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David Fine as Scorpius does an enormous amount of heavy lifting by injecting urgency and pathos, despite his character’s timid personality. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026 But anyone with a tight moving schedule will be looking to rent trucks, get professional help with packing, and hire movers to take care of the heavy lifting and truck loading. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026 Instead of having to track expenses and organize your financial information, AI can do the heavy lifting for you. Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 1 June 2026 Unlike venues that rely on ballrooms and formal event spaces, The Fox House lets the landscape do much of the heavy lifting. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of heavy lifting was in 1980

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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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